Reflection as learning about the self in context: mentoring as catalyst for reflective development in pre-service teachers

dc.creator	Liezel Frick
dc.creator	Arend Carl
dc.creator	Peter Beets
dc.date	2010-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:13:48Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:13:48Z
dc.identifier	0256-0100
dc.identifier	2076-3433
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/d429a60032104fa489f26ccf3eb4f7e6
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/16328
dc.description	Establishing a close alignment between teacher education programmes and the realities of the actual classroom remains a challenge in preparing pre-service teachers at higher education institutions. The literature indicates that reflection is a core quality of effective teachers. We investigate how the development of reflective practice through mentoring programmes can facilitate the inevitable transitions that students have to make to the professional sector. Through a narrative analysis, we report on the insights of a selected group of Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) students participating in the initial development phase of a mentoring system during their practice teaching in schools guiding them to reflect critically on their learning and practice. The data suggest that mentoring can act as a catalyst to enhance reflection. The development of reflection as praxis can assist in bridging the gap between theory and practice.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Education Association of South Africa (EASA)
dc.relation	http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0256-01002010000300006
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/0256-0100
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2076-3433
dc.source	South African Journal of Education, Vol 30, Iss 3, p 0 (2010)
dc.subject	mentoring
dc.subject	pre-service teacher development
dc.subject	reflection
dc.subject	teacher identity
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Reflection as learning about the self in context: mentoring as catalyst for reflective development in pre-service teachers
dc.type	article